Edexcel GCSE Music: Purcell Revision

1. What was ‘Music for a While’ composed for?

• An Opera

• A song Cycle

• A Play

• A Church Service

In what musical period was Music for A While composed?

• Baroque
• Classical
• Romantic
• 20th century

Baroque Period dates

• 1600-1750

• 1450-1600

• 1650-1900

• 500-1600

2. When did Purcell write 'Music for a While'?

• 1692

• 1962

• 1269

• 1629

What type of voice was singing in the recording we heard?

• soprano
• alto
• tenor
• bass

What composition device is 'Music for a While' built on?

• Basso Continuo

• Pedal Bass

• Ground Continuo

• Ground Bass

How many bars long is the ground bass?

• half a bar
• one bar
• three bars
• four bars

Which describes the rhythm of the ground bass?

• dotted
• crotchets and quavers
• crotchets and semiquavers
• continuous quavers

Notes used in the ground bass which are not part of A minor are

• diatonic
• charismatic
• chromatic
• dominant

In which bar do we hear a repeat of the A section?

• bar 10

• bar 23

• bar 29

• bar 35